Instead of 8 billion catchers? The opportunity from the master. "I ate it with a lot of heart" Son Seongbin's eyes are shining.

Jun 28, 2024

Instead of 8 billion catchers? The opportunity from the master. 'I ate it with a lot of heart' Son Seongbin's eyes are shining.
Son Sung-bin for the interview. Reporter Kim Young-rok



"It's my first time doing an interview four times a day."

The 22-year-old young catcher is exhausted. About 40 minutes after the game. However, Son's heart was still hot.

The Lotte Giants won the first game of the weekend series against the Hanwha Eagles 6-4 at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th.




The most outstanding player in the lineup was Reyes, who had three hits and three RBIs, but Son Sung-bin was the main character who opened the door. He was also the hero of the final hit in the bottom of the fourth inning when the score was 3-3.

Son Sung-bin wanted to play such a unique role on the day, interviews with broadcasting companies, interviews with fans on the cheerleading squad, interviews with TVing supermatches, and hero interviews with on-site reporters. In other words, he was constantly interviewed for about an hour.

Still, youth is the biggest weapon. Son Sung-bin, whom I met after the game, said, "(Kim Tae-hyung) gave me a chance. It's up to me to catch it. That's how hard I worked on it"It was blazing. The teamwork with senior pitchers is also "Naturally getting closer and closer. I don't think I'm young, and I'm grateful for the pitchers who coordinate their opinions together" was also quoted as saying.




"Now, I think it's coming out well in real life as we prepared. So the results are good. In the beginning, I was swayed a lot by the pitcher's breaking ball, but coach Lim Hoon and coach Kim Joo-chan caught it well. I didn't think about anything else and just focused on it."

Instead of 8 billion catchers? The opportunity from the master. 'I ate it with a lot of heart' Son Seongbin's eyes are shining.
Lotte and Hanwha match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Lotte won against Hanwha and won five consecutive games. Son Seong-bin and Kim Won-joong greet their fans after the game. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.06.28/
Lotte manager Kim Tae-hyung recently made a special decision. On the 19th, all of '8 billion catcher'Yu Kang-nam and 'Jeongwoldaebogeun' were deleted from the first team.

There are only two catchers left in the first team, including 22-year-old Son Sung-bin and last year's former foster player Seo Dong-wook. As such, he had confidence in the two young catchers, and he had a strong desire to give them a chance. He also wanted to give Yoo Kang-nam and Information-geun, who suffered from minor injuries, enough rest until the All-Star break.




Son Sung-bin is a catcher of extraordinary talent enough to wear Lotte's uniform as the first nomination. He is young and has been mostly praised for showing off his fierce bat from his first year as a professional player.

Instead of 8 billion catchers? The opportunity from the master. 'I ate it with a lot of heart' Son Seongbin's eyes are shining.
Lotte and Hanwha match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Lotte's Son Seong-bin, who is hitting. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.06.28/
However, coach Kim Tae-hyung has not been able to use his power properly when it comes to Son's strike since his inauguration. There is a lack of movement to run perfectly ', about defense 'Catching is not perfect. He pointed out that only the second base throw is good and the other parts are lacking a lot. It is a criticism full of affection for prospects, but Son Sung-bin's sense of crisis is bound to be different.

Son Sung-bin was also the starting catcher in the match against the KIA Tigers, which trailed 1-14 on the 25th and drew 15-15. Son Seong-bin "It was really hard. I didn't know what to do, and I felt like my head was going to explode"I felt good and touched to see our team follow the game to the end without putting it down. "

"The atmosphere is so good, and I think we're getting good results naturally, not because we can't catch up with the batters because they give us a first run."

Instead of 8 billion catchers? The opportunity from the master. 'I ate it with a lot of heart' Son Seongbin's eyes are shining.
Lotte and Hanwha match held at Sajik Stadium in Busan on the 28th. Lotte's Son Sung-bin hit a timely RBI single in the fourth inning. Busan = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2024.06.28/
Wilkerson's quality start (more than six innings and less than three earned runs) ended with nine games with four runs in seven innings. Son Seong-bin said "I gave him 3 points at first and thought 'Oh, I can't do this." I think it's broken because of my greed", he said with regret.

"I get scolded a lot by the director, and everything is right. I'm learning a lot every time. Now I think I know a little bit about 'flow'. I think I'm getting a little bit of 'mine.'"



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.